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The site was identified as important in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca	NT	breeding	2007	40-200 breeding pairs	A1
Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni	VU	resident	2007	< 50 individuals	A3
European Roller Coracias garrulus	LC	breeding	2007	12-100 breeding pairs	A1
White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus	LC	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A3
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	LC	resident	2007	rare	A3
Great Tit Parus major	LC	breeding	2007	6-10 individuals	A3
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama	LC	breeding	2007	150-200 individuals	A3
Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana	LC	breeding	2007	1 individuals	A3
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri	LC	breeding	2007	50-249 individuals	A3
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta	LC	breeding	2007	250-999 individuals	A3
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps	LC	breeding	2007	20-30 individuals	A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2007) may differ.

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2014) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	moderate (70-90%)	moderate (70-90%)	unfavourable
Wetlands (inland)	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Shrubland	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable
Desert	good (> 90%)	good (> 90%)	favourable

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Biological resource use	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	slow but significant deterioration	medium
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Agricultural expansion and intensification	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Climate change and severe weather	happening now	majority/most of area/population (50-90%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Protected areas	Management plan	Other action	Result
Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	negligible

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Iliiskaja delta	Zakaznik	62

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Desert	Desert & semi-desert - clay, Desert & semi-desert - salty, Desert & semi-desert - sandy	70
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers & streams, Standing brackish & salt water, Standing fresh water, Water-fringe vegetation	27
Forest	Flood-plain	3
Shrubland	Low bushes	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
hunting	100
rangeland/pastureland	30

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Topar Lake System (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/topar-lake-system-iba-kazakhstan on 23/11/2024.